Offshore Business Strategies Special Report 2025

Industry experts share how to navigate an evolving marketplace in the offshore oil and gas sector.
This 2nd annual special report shares insights from industry experts on how to navigate an evolving marketplace and the best tactics being utilized in the offshore oil and gas sector.
 

Key topics covered:

  • M&A activity
  • FPSO newbuilds and conversions
  • FSRUs
  • Drillships in the digital age
  • Subsea suppliers
  • Workforce expectations and strategies
  • Cybersecurity
  • AI
  • Regulations

The Offshore editorial team wrote or arranged the material for this special section, putting a strong emphasis on critical business strategy topics that will likely trend in 2025. You'll need free site-access membership to view the articles below. If you are not already a registered website user, you can sign up here.


 

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Offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Increases in productivity will enhance the consolidation momentum if BOEM can strike a good balance between encouraging offshore activity and protecting American taxpayers by ...
May 8, 2025
Courtesy SBM Offshore
FPSO ONE GUYANA
'The market outlook for deepwater FPSOs is promising,' Olivier Icyk, SBM Offshore's chief business officer, tells Offshore.
May 14, 2025
Courtesy Gasgrid Finland
Gasgrid Finland
There has been a shift toward more agile and decentralized LNG logistics, where FSRUs are positioned as a critical component of modern energy infrastructure.
Jan. 23, 2025
Courtesy TechnipFMC
Subsea 2.0 tree deployed offshore Brazil
Failure to either ramp up staffing or adopt a more productive consolidation strategy could result in significant delivery delays, adding to already long lead times for subsea ...
May 12, 2025
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offshore workforce
These are the top strategies that address the immediate talent shortages and will position the oil and gas industry for long-term success in an evolving energy and digital landscape...
April 29, 2025
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offshore energy workforce
With the pay gap slowly closing and fewer job opportunities being received, could the allure of renewables and technology and its potential to offer career progression see more...
April 16, 2025
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Modernizing the Global Drillship Fleet
Operators are finding new ways to configure existing assets, upgrading mature fleets for asset efficiency and longevity.
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A proactive, risk-based approach to cybersecurity is now more crucial than ever
A proactive, risk-based approach to cybersecurity is now more crucial than ever.
Jan. 22, 2025
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offshore cybersecurity
In the offshore oil and gas industry, where safety and operational uptime are critical to success, integrating cybersecurity directly into engineering processes is not just a ...
April 30, 2025
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maritime surveillance
Most maritime surveillance is unsustainably reactive, investigating incidents only after they occur.
May 12, 2025
Courtesy Tampnet
Tampnet Connected Platform
A private 5G network can power digitalization across the entire offshore installation, seamlessly connecting devices and sensors while overcoming the challenges of steel environments...
April 2, 2025
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automation in the offshore oil and gas industry
eDrilling CEO says the energy industry was late to the SaaS era, and it should aim to not be late to the next transformative technology wave of AI.
May 2, 2025
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Offshore regulations
How might enforcement shift under an administration perceived to favor deregulation and economic growth over tighter environmental oversight and legal action?
May 13, 2025
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offshore oil spill response
Despite EU-level coordination, Europe’s offshore oil spill response remains deeply fragmented in practice.
April 30, 2025

For more information about Offshore's special reports, contact Editor-in-Chief Ariana Hurtado at [email protected]